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ITEM: Scientists have proven that "beer goggles" are real — which is to say, other people really do look more attractive to us if we have been drinking.
Yes, I know, “Who funds research to prove the obvious?” Only there’s one other finding as well: the Beer-Goggles Effect applies to whoever yr looking at, regardless of sex.
Which isn’t to say you’ll turn temporarily gay if you drink enough beer. But you may find yrself thinking, “Wow, you know, Don Knotts really was a dashing bloke.”
Which reminds me of something my friend Mr Tommy Holt once told Jerry Springer when he went on a show whose theme was “Reuniting People With One Night Stands” (in which Tommy claimed – falsely – to have a one-night stand with a guy, even though he’s straight): “Jerry, give me enough shots of Jack Daniels and you’d look like Marilyn Monroe in my eyes.”
Anyway, I’ve always figured this was true, though I’ve always maintained that it’s not about people literally looking better as much as the alcohol making people more accepting of other people’s faults. To a point, anyway. Of course, I’ve also assumed that poor pub lighting probably helps – this study may throw some cold water on that theory.
Still, I've had plenty of anecdotal evidence to support this. I've lost count of how many times drunk people have come up to me and say, "Hey, aren't you Falco?"
Bottoms up,
This is dF
Yes, I know, “Who funds research to prove the obvious?” Only there’s one other finding as well: the Beer-Goggles Effect applies to whoever yr looking at, regardless of sex.
Which isn’t to say you’ll turn temporarily gay if you drink enough beer. But you may find yrself thinking, “Wow, you know, Don Knotts really was a dashing bloke.”
Which reminds me of something my friend Mr Tommy Holt once told Jerry Springer when he went on a show whose theme was “Reuniting People With One Night Stands” (in which Tommy claimed – falsely – to have a one-night stand with a guy, even though he’s straight): “Jerry, give me enough shots of Jack Daniels and you’d look like Marilyn Monroe in my eyes.”
Anyway, I’ve always figured this was true, though I’ve always maintained that it’s not about people literally looking better as much as the alcohol making people more accepting of other people’s faults. To a point, anyway. Of course, I’ve also assumed that poor pub lighting probably helps – this study may throw some cold water on that theory.
Still, I've had plenty of anecdotal evidence to support this. I've lost count of how many times drunk people have come up to me and say, "Hey, aren't you Falco?"
Bottoms up,
This is dF
